Tapir

Kingdom Animal	Class Mammal
Family Tapir	Status Varies by species.
Added by JindoJeff -	Date Updated Tue Oct 14 19:54:31 2014
Image Credit JindoJeff Image Comment Photo of South American (Brazliian) Tapir in water. Image From Brookfield Zoo
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There are five existing species of Tapir.
A Tapir is somewhat similar to a pig in shape but has a prehensile snout.
Average Tapirs are about 7 feet in length.
Tapirs can grab things like plants and leaves with their snout.
The Tapir is one of the heaviest land animals.
Tapir's are considered living fossils and have changed little over the last 35 million years.
Tapirs usually live in forested areas in areas near fresh water.
Tapirs have a good sense of smell which aids them in finding food and smelling danger.
Tapirs have erect ears and good hearing.
Tapirs are great swimmers.